About Bishnupur Village

Bishnupur is a large village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,119, made up of 2,121 males and 1,998 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743273, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishnupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishnupur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Gaighata
Pincode	743273
Area (hectares)	330.63 hectares
Population	4,119
Male Population	2,121
Female Population	1,998
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bishnupur compares

By the 2011 count Bishnupur is the 16th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 330.63 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Bishnupur

Bishnupur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bishnupur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bishnupur from other places

Bishnupur lies about 12 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Thakurnagar, about 2.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bishnupur
Nearest railway station	Thakurnagar	2.4 km
Nearest town	Gobārdānga	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gaighata	7.1 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	12 km

Villages closest to Bishnupur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaighata tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Bishnupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishnupur village had a population of 4,119. That makes it the 16th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Bishnupur village has 2,121 males and 1,998 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishnupur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Bishnupur is 743273. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishnupur covers 330.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bishnupur falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bishnupur is Thakurnagar, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bishnupur.

Bishnupur is about 12 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bishnupur is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Thakurnagar is about 2.4 km away. Gobārdānga is about 6.3 km away. Gaighata is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.